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Descriptor English: Lingual Nerve
Descriptor Spanish: Nervio Lingual
Descriptor nervio lingual
Scope note: Rama sensitiva del NERVIO MANDIBULAR, el cual es parte del nervio trigémino (quinto par craneal). El nervio lingual transporta fibras aferentes generales desde los dos tercios anteriores de la lengua, el suelo de la boca y la encía mandibular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nervo Lingual
Descriptor French: Nerf lingual
Entry term(s): Lingual Nerves
Nerve, Lingual
Nerves, Lingual
Tree number(s): A08.800.800.120.760.500.450
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008036
Scope note: A sensory branch of the MANDIBULAR NERVE, which is part of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The lingual nerve carries general afferent fibers from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, the floor of the mouth, and the mandibular gingivae.
Annotation: disease: coordinate IM with CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES (IM); neoplasm: coordinate IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (1M) + histological type of neoplasm (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Entry Combination: injuries:Lingual Nerve Injuries
Previous Indexing: Mandibular Nerve (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under MANDIBULAR NERVE 1971-90
History Note: 91(71); was see under MANDIBULAR NERVE 1971-90
DeCS ID: 8211
Unique ID: D008036
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Lingual Nerve - Preferred
Concept UI M0012526
Scope note A sensory branch of the MANDIBULAR NERVE, which is part of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The lingual nerve carries general afferent fibers from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, the floor of the mouth, and the mandibular gingivae.
Preferred term Lingual Nerve
Entry term(s) Lingual Nerves
Nerve, Lingual
Nerves, Lingual



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